HB1731
Services for sexual assault patients; provision of information for sexual assault patients; Task Force on Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault; work group; report.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 24, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480)
Chief Patron:
Karrie Delaney (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Services for sexual assault patients; provision of information for sexual assault patients; Task Force on Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault; work group; report.
Changes instances of 'sexual assault survivor' and its variations to 'sexual assault patient.' The bill requires health care facilities to provide information on local or statewide sexual and domestic violence advocacy services to adult and pediatric patients. The bill removes language requiring hospitals to enter into a memorandum of understanding ... (More) with rape crisis centers, removes language allowing sexual assault patients to be transferred to clinics, and repeals the statute establishing the Task Force on Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault. The bill directs the Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group to address sustainable funding for sexual assault medical forensic examinations and services. The bill requires the work group to submit a report with recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1005. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/04/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100439D
- 01/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/13/2025 - House: Referred from Courts of Justice and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
- 01/13/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/14/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1731)
- 01/14/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
- 01/14/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/16/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/24/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/12/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1731ER)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1731)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Enrolled bill reprinted 25100439D
- 02/12/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/15/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
- 02/18/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 480 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480)
